Memorials
lately
Presented
by
the
French
and
English
Ambassadors
to
the
States
General
of
the
United
Provinces
.
My
Lords
,
THE
sincere
desire
that
the
King
,
my
Master
,
has
to
maintain
the
Tranquility
of
Europe
,
will
not
suffer
his
Majesty
to
see
the
great
Preparations
for
War
,
both
by
Sea
and
Land
,
made
by
your
Lordships
,
without
taking
the
measures
that
Prudence
(
the
continual
Companion
of
all
his
Actions
)
inspires
him
with
to
prevent
the
Mischiefs
,
these
Warlike
Preparations
will
certainly
draw
after
them
.
And
altho
the
King
perswaded
of
the
Wisdom
of
your
Councils
,
would
not
imagine
that
a
State
should
so
easily
resolve
to
take
up
Arms
,
and
to
kindle
a
War
,
that
in
the
present
Juncture
it
cannot
be
otherwise
than
Fatal
to
all
Christendom
:
Nevertheless
his
Majesty
cannot
believe
your
Lordships
would
engage
your selves
in
so
great
Expences
,
both
at
home
and
abroad
,
to
entertain
in
Pay
so
many
Foreign
Troops
,
to
put
to
Sea
so
numerous
a
Fleet
so
late
in
the
Season
,
and
to
prepare
so
great
a
Train
of
War
,
if
you
had
not
a
Design
formed
answerable
to
the
greatness
of
these
Preparations
.
All
these
Circumstances
,
my
Lords
,
and
many
others
,
that
I
may
not
here
produce
,
perswade
the
King
,
my
Master
,
with
Reason
,
that
this
Arming
threatens
England
:
Wherefore
his
Majesty
hath
Commanded
me
to
declare
to
you
on
his
part
,
that
the
bands
of
Friendship
and
Alliance
between
him
and
the
King
of
Great
Britain
will
oblige
him
not
only
to
assist
him
,
but
also
he
will
look
on
the
first
act
of
Hostility
,
that
shall
be
committed
by
your
Troops
,
or
by
your
Fleet
,
against
his
Majesty
of
Great
Britain
,
as
a
manifest
rupture
of
the
Peace
,
and
an
overt
breach
with
his
Crown
.
I
leave
to
your
Lordships
Prudence
to
reflect
on
the
Consequences
that
such
Enterprises
may
have
,
his
Majesty
not
having
ordered
me
to
make
you
this
Declaration
on
his
part
,
without
his
sincere
Intention
to
prevent
(
as
I
have
already
had
the
honour
to
tell
you
)
all
that
may
trouble
the
Peace
of
Europe
.
At
the
Hague
September
the
9th
.
1688.
Signed
,
Le
Comte
d'Avaux
.
THE
Count
d'Avaux
,
Extraordinary
Ambassadour
from
the
Most
Christian
King
,
has
receiv'd
order
from
the
King
his
Master
,
to
let
your
Lordships
know
,
that
as
his
Majesty
is
inform'd
of
the
approaches
that
are
made
towards
the
Frontiers
of
the
Electorate
of
Cologne
,
against
the
Cardinal
of
Furstenberg
,
and
against
the
Chapter
:
He
is
resolv'd
to
maintain
the
Cardinal
and
Chapter
,
in
their
Rights
and
Priviledges
against
all
those
who
shall
disturb
them
therein
.
His
Majesty
assures
himself
that
those
who
love
the
conservation
of
the
publick
Peace
,
will
not
offer
any
act
of
Hostillity
against
the
Cardinal
and
the
Chapter
,
nor
against
the
Places
and
Countries
of
that
Electorate
,
whereof
the
Government
and
Administration
does
belong
to
them
.
At
the
Hague
September
the
9th
.
1688.
Signed
,
Le
Comte
d'Avaux
.
The
Marquess
d'Albyville's
Albyville's
Memorial
.
High
and
Mighty
Lords
,
THE
Great
and
surprising
preparations
for
War
made
by
your
Lorpships
by
Sea
and
Land
,
in
a
Season
when
ordinarily
all
action
,
especially
at
Sea
,
is
laid
aside
,
giveing
just
Cause
of
surprise
and
allarm
to
all
Europe
,
obliges
the
King
my
Master
,
who
has
had
nothing
so
much
in
his
mind
since
his
accession
to
the
Crown
,
as
a
continuation
of
the
Peace
,
and
good
Correspondence
with
this
State
,
to
order
the
Marquess
d'Albyville
his
Envoy
Extraordinary
to
know
your
Highness's
Intentions
thereby
.
His
Majesty
,
as
their
ancient
Ally
and
Confederate
,
believes
it
Just
to
demand
this
Knowledge
,
which
he
hoped
with
good
Reason
to
have
heard
from
their
Ambassador
;
but
as
he
sees
this
devoir
of
Alliance
and
Confederation
neglected
,
and
that
such
Power
is
raised
without
communicating
the
Intent
in
the
least
to
him
,
he
finds
himself
obliged
to
Reinforce
his
Fleet
,
and
to
put
himself
in
a
Condition
to
maintain
the
Peace
of
Christendom
.
At
the
Hague
this
Eighth
of
September
.
1688.
Signed
,
Le
Marquiss
d'Albyville
.